Leonard George Snyder
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Leonard George Snyder entered the Army on June 2, 1943, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Floodwood, Minnesota.
He served as a Staff Sergeant and squad leader with Company G of the 184th Infantry Regtiment in the Ryukyu Islands and Philippines. He was wounded in action on Okinawa in June 1945.
He was awarded the following: Combat Infantryman Badge, Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, three overseas service bars, Bronze Arrowhead, and Philippine Liberation Medal with two bronze stars.
He was honorably discharged December 17, 1945 at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 302.
